To learn
more about how you measure energy, visit the following web sites:
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The Energy Story,
The California Energy Commission
Explore the variety of ways energy can be measured.
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Measuring
Energy Usage,
NTEP
This site provides information on how to measure the amount of electricity
your appliances use.
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Energy Units
and Conversions,
California Energy Data
Find out about units used for measuring energy and power.
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To
learn more about the quantitites of nonrenewable resources left on reserves,
visit the following web sites:
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The Hubbert Peak for
World Oil,
Hubbert Peak of Oil Production
Reseach the amazingly prescient prediction regarding the patterns of discovery
and depletion of the world's petroleum resources.
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Key
World Energy Statistics,
International Energy Agency
This Adobe pdf publication provides useful statistics in the forms of
charts, graphs, and reports regarding the world-wide use of fossil fuels
since the 1970.
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To learn
more about coal, visit the following web sites:
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What is coal?
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Coal Information,
Kentucky Geological Survey
This page provides a series of links to aid your research into this topic
(i.e., What is coal?, How is coal formed?, What are the components of
coal?)
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How
Fossil Fuels Were Formed,
DOE
This site offers a basic explanation of coal formation on a geologic time
scale
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Where and
how is coal mined in the US?
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Coal Resource Recoverability,
U.S. Bureau of Mines
This online circular reviews the factors associated with coal production,
including mining, cleaning, recoveries, etc. It also includes tables and
figures to illustrate key concepts and examples.
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Coal Resource
Classification System of the U.S. Geological Survey - Geophysical Logs
as a Source of Coal Bed Data,
USGS
This article explains how geophysical techniques can be used to identify
coal beds and to quantify their resources. It includes examples and explanations
of geophysical logs.
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Coal
Mining and Transportation,
DOE
Fossil Energy DOE Site reviews coal mining techniques.
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What are the
advantages and disadvantages associated with coal use?
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U.S.
Coal Supply and Demand,
EIA - DOE
Find out more about current coal production in the US.
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USGS Tracks Acid Rain,
USGS
This article defines acid rain and explains how acid rain forms and what
impacts it has on the environment.
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Coal Resources in Environmentally-sensitive
Lands Under Federal Management,
USGS
This online report presents estimates of coal-bearing acreage and coal
tonnage in environmentally-sensitive areas and explains how these areas
are dealt with. It includes plates that give detailed examples.
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Coalbed
Methane--An Untapped Energy Resource and an Environmental Concern,
USGS
This site looks at the potential of using coalbed methane as an energy
resource, but also considers the environmental implications associated
with removing the methane from the ground.
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To learn more about petroleum,
visit the following web sites:
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What is
petroleum?
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Fossil Fuels,
Penn State University
Reviews how hydrocarbon deposits (including oil and gas) form in list
format.
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Where
are petroleum reserves concentrated in the US?
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An Index of Early Petroleum
History Sites,
by Blake Malkamaki
This site contains a list of petroleum history links, ordered by state.
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Economics
and the 1995 National Assessment of U.S. Oil and Gas Resources,
USGS
This online fact sheet reviews the status and location of United States
onshore and offshore oil and gas resources as of 1995. It includes
information about known oil and gas fields, as well as estimates of undiscovered
reserves and the costs and methods associated with finding these reserves.
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A Summary
of the U.S. Geological Survey 1995 National Assessment of Oil and Gas
Resources,
USGS Fact Sheet
Fact sheet summarizes the findings of the 1995 National Assessment of
Oil and Gas Resources, with a focus on undiscovered reserves.
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What
are the advantages and disadvantages associated with petroleum use?
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Oil Slickers:
How Petroleum Benefits at the Taxpayer's Expense,
Institute for Local Self-Reliance Research
The additional costs that you may not be aware of, that incur with petroleum
use.
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
Arctic Power
Read more about the politics behind drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge.
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To learn more about natural
gas, visit the following web sites:
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What is natural
gas?
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Origin
of Natural Gas Accumulations,
National Council for Science and the Environment
This article offers a more-detailed look into the generation of natural
gas accumulations as well as migration.
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About
Natural Gas,
The Greening Earth Society
This site provides a good overview of natural gas and also provides links
to other information such as "Finding Natural Gas," "History
of Natural Gas," "Natural Gas Creation," etc. It also has
direct links to many regulatory agencies, trade associations, and energy
firms.
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Charts
and Graphs,
National Gas Asso.
This site offers charts and graphs regarding natural gas consumption,
reserves, etc.
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Natural
Gas: Fueling the Blue Flame,
US Dept. of Energy
Begin your exploration by visiting the "gas" header at the top
to learn what natural gas is, where it is found, and its production.
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Where
and how is natural gas distributed in the US? In the World?
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Natural
Gas Distribution System,
California Energy Commission
Learn more about the huge network of pipelines that bring natural gas
to Californina customers.
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World
Natural Gas Distribution and Production,
National Council for Science and the Environment
Read this article to explore gas distribution and production patterns
all over the world. This page offers tabular data of the world's natural
gas resources in Tables One through Five.
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What are
the advantages and disadvantages associated with natural gas use?
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Benefits
of Natural Gas,
American Gas Foundation
Learn why and if using natural gas in place of other fuels can help ease
a number of environmental concerns.
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The
Supply Challenge,
American Gas Foundation
Some say the natural gas resource base in North America is vast and diverse,
yet others say it is too finite to count on. Read this article to learn
more on this topic.
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To
learn more about nuclear energy, visit the following web sites:
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What is nuclear energy?
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Nuclear
Energy - Fission and Fusion,
California Energy Commission
This site provides the basics about nuclear energy. It also includes links
to other useful web sites at the bottom of the page.
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Uranium Facts,
Argonne National Labratory
Site uses an illustration to explain the nuclear fuel cycle and includes
several facts about uranium and its use as a source of nuclear power.
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Where is
it stored in the US? In the world?
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Radioactive Waste,
U.S. Nuclear Reglatory Commission
Learn more about low-level and high-level nuclear waste.
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Annual
Report: Testament,
Greenpeace
Explore the agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and Russia’s
Ministry for Atomic Energy to develop and test advanced technologies to
remediate high level nuclear waste in both counties.
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Nuclear Waste,
UNEP
Read more about Nuclear waste from the UNEP publication: Taking Action.
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What
are the benefits to using nuclear energy?
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Benefits
of Nuclear Energy,
University of Melbourne
This site explores four beneficial attributes of nuclear energy.
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What
are the problems associated with nuclear energy?
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No Nukes Info Source,
Austrian Institute for Applied Ecology
This web page offers a collection of new stories about serious incidents
in nuclear power plants. You can search reports by reactor type and country.
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This project is supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation and the AGI Foundation. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Foundation.
